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U.S. lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug

The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication. New guidelines announced Tuesday mean do...

DATE: Apr 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

COVID-19 treatment has improved, but many wish for an easy pill

If Priscila Medina had gotten COVID-19 a year ago, she would have had no treatments proven safe and effective to try. But when the 30-year-old nurse arrived at a Long Island hospital last mo...

DATE: Apr 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

New garden takes root in Bayfield with focus on healthy ingredients, food security

Students learn about produce production to help others

DATE: Apr 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County fire districts explore virtual reality

Study tests whether new technology improves skills

DATE: Apr 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk

U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare ris...

DATE: Apr 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Southwest Health System CEO Tony Sudduth resigns

Executive took reins of then-troubled health system in 2018

DATE: Apr 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

With vaccinations, a semblance of normalcy returns to La Plata County nursing homes

For the first time in a year – a hug: ‘It’s exciting to see them actually living again’

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

What’s known about J&J’s vaccine and rare clots

A rare, rogue immune response is the main suspect as authorities investigate highly unusual blood clots following use of two similar COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca....

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors

For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now, doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions of copies of a virus directly int...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Will La Plata, Archuleta counties see a fourth COVID-19 wave?

Colorado experiences new rise in pandemic infections

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Immune-boosting drug may help before lung cancer surgery

A drug that helps the immune system fight cancer gave dramatic results when used with chemotherapy before surgery in patients with operable lung tumors, doctors report. One out of...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations

NEW YORK – The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic – the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data....

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health